PAST CONTINUOUS WHEN DO WE USE THE PAST

PAST CONTINUOUS

WHEN DO WE USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS? • Actions in progress at a moment in the past

TIME EXPRESSIONS • At 10. 30 a. m. • When I arrived at home… • Last Monday • At 11. 45 p. m. • While

STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE Subject + Verb TO BE in the past + VERB –ING I was You were He was She was It was We were You were They were verb –ing

AFFIRMATIVE • Examples: o At 3. 00 p. m. she was sleeping o When I arrived at home, my sister was eating a sandwich. o Yesterday night, they were watching TV. o This morning I was talking to my friend Paul on my way to school.

USING THE PAST CONTINUOUS

WAS OR WERE? • I _______ playing football yesterday at 7. 30 p. m. • They ______ singing a song • My parents _____ dancing during the party. • She _______ studying when I called her. • My friend _____ crying in the bathroom during the class. • The dog _____ swimming in the lake. • Spelling?

NEGATIVE SUBJECT + wasn’t / weren’t + VERB -ING • Examples: o At 3. 00 p. m. she wasn’t sleeping o When I arrived at home, my sister wasn’t eating a sandwich. o Yesterday night they weren’t watching TV, they were studying. o This morning I wasn’t talking to my friend on my way to school.

QUESTIONS WAS / WERE + SUBJECT + VERB –ING… ? • Examples: Ø WERE you SWIMMING at 5. 00 p. m last week? Ø What WERE you DOING yesterday after the news? Ø WAS he TAKING photos when you saw him?

SHORT ANSWERS • Were your parents reading the newspaper at 6. 30 p. m. ? Ø Yes, they were Ø No, they weren’t • Was Michael sleeping when you texted him? Ø Yes, he was Ø No, he wasn’t